/* ============================================================
   ABOUT ME PAGE STYLES — PIXEL-PERFECT RECREATION
   Pure Semantic HTML + Scoped CSS Design System
   ============================================================ */

/* Page container & background */
*, *::before, *::after {
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}

a, button, input, textarea, select, [role="button"], [tabindex], label, summary, img, svg {
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}

a:focus:not(:focus-visible),
button:focus:not(:focus-visible),
[role="button"]:focus:not(:focus-visible) {
  outline: none;
}

.about-page-body {
  background-color: #000000;
  color: #ffffff;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  position: relative;
  font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}

.about-bg-glow {
  position: fixed;
  top: -15vh;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 90vw;
  height: 60vh;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(120, 80, 220, 0.08) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}

/* ============================================================
   1. HERO PHOTO COLLAGE SECTION
   - Centered "About Me" heading
   - Individual floating Polaroids with tilt & depth (about1 to about5)
   - Torn paper horizontal background layer (about_tape.PNG)
   - "Curious by nature" handwritten sticker
   - Bottom-left metric pills
   ============================================================ */
.about-hero-section {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  background-color: #000000;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-top: clamp(60px, 8.5vh, 88px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(20px, 3vh, 36px);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

.hero-composition-stage {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1455px;
  /* Exact aspect ratio matching reference canvas 1455 / 885 */
  aspect-ratio: 1455 / 885;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* Heading: "About Me" (Fixed at its spot) */
.about-hero-title {
  position: absolute;
  top: 9.8%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 3.8vw, 48px);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #ffffff;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  margin: 0;
  z-index: 10;
  text-align: center;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* Torn paper background layer (about_tape.PNG - Fixed at its spot) */
.hero-torn-paper-wrap {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50.8%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  width: 100vw;
  min-width: 1455px;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  line-height: 0;
}

.hero-torn-paper-layer {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  object-fit: cover;
}

/* "Curious by nature" Sticker (Fixed at its spot) */
.hero-sticker-wrap {
  position: absolute;
  left: 25.8%;
  top: 20.3%;
  z-index: 8;
  width: 12.7%;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-sticker-img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6));
}

/* Individual Polaroid Frames with Interactive Hover Pop-Out */
.hero-polaroid {
  position: absolute;
  user-select: none;
  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
  will-change: transform, filter;
  transition: transform 0.32s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
              filter 0.32s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
              z-index 0s linear 0.32s;
}

.hero-polaroid img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  pointer-events: none;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6));
  transition: filter 0.32s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}

/* Interactive Hover Pop-Out on Matcha and Tulips */
.polaroid-matcha,
.polaroid-tulips {
  cursor: pointer;
}

.polaroid-matcha:hover,
.polaroid-tulips:hover {
  z-index: 25 !important;
  transform: translateY(-8px) scale(1.06) !important;
  transition: transform 0.32s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
              filter 0.32s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
              z-index 0s linear 0s;
}

.polaroid-matcha:hover img,
.polaroid-jagriti:hover img,
.polaroid-tulips:hover img {
  filter: drop-shadow(0 16px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65)) !important;
}

/* 1. Cactus (about4.PNG) - No hover effect */
.polaroid-cactus {
  left: 11.75%;
  top: 22.2%;
  width: 25.98%;
  z-index: 2;
  cursor: default;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* 2. Matcha Drink (about2.PNG) - Has hover effect */
.polaroid-matcha {
  left: 21.3%;
  top: 48.5%;
  width: 13.06%;
  z-index: 5;
}

/* 3. Jagriti Center Portrait (about1.PNG) - Pop up straight to the front without going sideways */
.polaroid-jagriti {
  left: 50%;
  top: 22.5%;
  transform: translateX(-50%) translate3d(0, 0, 0);
  width: 24.88%;
  z-index: 10;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.polaroid-jagriti:hover {
  z-index: 25 !important;
  transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-8px) scale(1.06) !important;
  transition: transform 0.32s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
              filter 0.32s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
              z-index 0s linear 0s;
}

/* 4. NYC Empire State (about5.png) - No hover effect */
.polaroid-nyc {
  left: 60.48%;
  top: 23.8%;
  width: 21.03%;
  z-index: 3;
  cursor: default;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* 5. Pink Tulips (about3.PNG) - Has hover effect */
.polaroid-tulips {
  left: 75.6%;
  top: 53.2%;
  width: 12.71%;
  z-index: 4;
}

/* Bottom Left Highlight Metrics */
.hero-stats-row {
  position: absolute;
  left: 3.02%;
  top: 78.0%;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 48vw;
  z-index: 15;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 24px);
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  padding: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.hero-stat-cell {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 3px;
}

.hero-stat-val {
  font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ffffff;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.hero-stat-lbl {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.hero-stat-sep {
  width: 1px;
  height: 32px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
}

/* ============================================================
   CONTENT BODY & EDITORIAL SECTIONS FLOW
   ============================================================ */
.about-content-body {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 10;
  background-color: #000000;
  padding-bottom: clamp(60px, 8vh, 100px);
}

.about-container {
  width: 92vw;
  max-width: 1220px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.text-center {
  text-align: center;
}

.about-editorial-section {
  padding: clamp(52px, 7vh, 88px) 0;
  position: relative;
}

/* Editorial Tag Row (e.g. 01 —— THIS IS ME) */
.editorial-tag-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: clamp(20px, 2.8vh, 32px);
}

.editorial-tag-num {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #ffffff;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

.editorial-tag-line {
  width: 34px;
  height: 1px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  display: inline-block;
}

.editorial-tag-text {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: normal;
  letter-spacing: 1.4px;
  color: #ffffffb3;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ============================================================
   2. SECTION 01: THIS IS ME — STATEMENT & INTRO GRID
   ============================================================ */
.about-this-is-me-section {
  margin-top: clamp(-42px, -5vh, -68px);
  padding-top: clamp(20px, 2.5vh, 36px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(48px, 6vh, 80px);
}

.about-headline-statement {
  font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 6.2vw, 5.2rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: #ffffff;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(36px, 5vh, 64px) 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  column-gap: clamp(10px, 1.3vw, 20px);
  row-gap: clamp(4px, 0.8vw, 10px);
}

.about-headline-statement br,
.about-headline-statement .statement-break {
  flex-basis: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  height: 0;
  margin: 0;
  border: none;
  display: block;
}

.scrub-word {
  display: inline-flex;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.scrub-word .char {
  display: inline-block;
  will-change: opacity, filter;
  transform: translateZ(0);
  backface-visibility: hidden;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

.scrub-word.word-dim .char {
  color: #D0BCFF;
}

.scrub-word.word-bright .char {
  color: #ffffff;
}

.scrub-word .char.resolved {
  filter: none !important;
  will-change: auto;
}

.scrub-word.word-bright .char.resolved {
  opacity: 1 !important;
  color: #ffffff !important;
}

.scrub-word.word-dim .char.resolved {
  opacity: 1 !important;
  color: #D0BCFF !important;
}

/* 2-Column Editorial Grid */
.about-intro-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.28fr 0.92fr;
  gap: clamp(32px, 5.5vw, 84px);
  align-items: start;
}

.intro-col-left {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 20px;
}

.intro-paragraph {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(15px, 1.15vw, 17.5px);
  line-height: 1.68;
  color: #a1a1aa;
  margin: 0;
}

.intro-paragraph em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.intro-col-right {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 22px;
  padding-top: 4px;
}

.resume-teaser-label {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(15px, 1.15vw, 17.5px);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: #d4d4d8;
  margin: 0;
}

.about-action-pill {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 12px 34px;
  border-radius: 9999px;
  background-color: #D0BCFF;
  color: #000000;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(208, 188, 255, 0.25);
  transition: transform 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), box-shadow 0.25s ease, background-color 0.25s ease;
}

.about-action-pill:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(208, 188, 255, 0.45);
  background-color: #dfd0ff;
}

/* ============================================================
   3. SECTION 02: HOW I THINK — SYSTEMS & PEOPLE EDITORIAL REBUILD
   - Seamless dark theme (#000000 / #08080C)
   - Top editorial metadata: "02 ── HOW I THINK" and "PEOPLE / IDEAS / IMPACT ──"
   - Massive serif display statement: "I zoom out to understand systems." / "I zoom in to understand people."
   - Left supporting text block with vertical line
   - Right People ↔ Systems diagram with handwritten annotations & curved loop arrows
   - Four pastel process cards with hand-drawn arrows
   - Complexity ── Scribble Knot ──→ Clarity with sparkle accent
   ============================================================ */
.about-how-i-think-section {
  padding: clamp(56px, 8vh, 100px) 0 0 0;
  position: relative;
  background-color: transparent;
  color: #ffffff;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.think-container {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 clamp(24px, 4.5vw, 64px);
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

/* --- Top Metadata Header --- */
.think-header-row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  width: 100%;
}

.think-meta-left {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
}

.think-meta-num {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(13.5px, 1vw, 15px);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #ffffff;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
}

.think-meta-line {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 54px;
  height: 1.5px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
}

.think-meta-title {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: normal;
  letter-spacing: 1.4px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #ffffffb3;
}

.think-meta-right {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
}

.think-meta-keywords {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  text-align: right;
  gap: 3px;
}

.think-meta-keywords span {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(13px, 0.98vw, 15px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: #f0f0f5;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.think-meta-right-line {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 54px;
  height: 1.5px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
}

/* --- Main Hero Typographic Statement --- */
.think-hero-statement {
  font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;
  font-size: 48px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: normal;
  letter-spacing: -0.7px;
  color: #ffffff;
  margin: clamp(32px, 4.5vh, 52px) 0 clamp(48px, 6.5vh, 76px) 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
}

.think-stmt-line {
  display: block;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.think-word-systems {
  font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: #FDCEDF;
}

.think-word-people {
  font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: #D0BCFF;
}

/* --- Main Content Area: Left Supporting Text + Right Diagram --- */
.think-main-composition {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 320px) 1fr;
  gap: clamp(36px, 5.5vw, 90px);
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: clamp(56px, 7.5vh, 92px);
}

.think-left-block {
  border-left: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
  padding-left: clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 30px);
}

.think-support-text {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: #ededf2;
  margin: 0;
  font-weight: 400;
}

/* --- Right Diagram Area --- */
.think-diagram-block {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  position: relative;
}

.think-annotation-top {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.think-handwritten-title {
  font-family: 'Caveat', 'Kalam', cursive;
  font-size: clamp(19px, 1.5vw, 23px);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);
  white-space: nowrap;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.think-curve-arrow {
  width: 40px;
  height: 26px;
  overflow: visible;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.think-circles-wrapper {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: clamp(10px, 1.6vw, 24px);
  position: relative;
}

.think-circle {
  width: clamp(170px, 14.5vw, 205px);
  height: clamp(170px, 14.5vw, 205px);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  padding: 12px;
  transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
}

.think-circle:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.think-circle-users {
  background-color: #FDCEDF;
}

.think-circle-systems {
  background-color: #D0BCFF;
}

.think-circle-content {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.think-circle-icon {
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 36px;
}

.think-circle-icon-img {
  height: 34px;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 48px;
  display: block;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.think-circle-heading {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #171320;
  margin: 0 0 6px 0;
}

.think-circle-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.5px;
}

.think-circle-list li {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: #272232;
}

/* Center Annotation Between Circles */
.think-center-annotation {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: clamp(65px, 5.5vw, 85px);
  z-index: 2;
  position: relative;
}

.think-loop-arrow {
  width: 100%;
  height: 20px;
  overflow: visible;
}

.think-move-text {
  font-family: 'Caveat', 'Kalam', cursive;
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.2vw, 19px);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 1.12;
  margin: 2px 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

/* --- Four-Step Process Cards Row --- */
.think-process-wrapper {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: clamp(8px, 1.2vw, 18px);
  margin: 0 auto;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1040px;
}

.think-card {
  flex: 1;
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: clamp(14px, 1.3vw, 20px) clamp(13px, 1.2vw, 18px);
  box-sizing: border-box;
  min-height: 142px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  transition: transform 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
}

.think-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.think-card-1 {
  background-color: #FDCEDF;
}

.think-card-2 {
  background-color: #D0BCFF;
}

.think-card-3 {
  background-color: #FDCEDF;
}

.think-card-4 {
  background-color: #D0BCFF;
}

.think-card-num {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #3b354b;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
  display: block;
}

.think-card-title {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(13px, 1.05vw, 15px);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #171320;
  margin: 0 0 10px 0;
}

.think-card-desc {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(12px, 0.9vw, 13px);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.32;
  color: #272232;
}

.think-card-desc p {
  margin: 0;
}

.think-step-arrow {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: clamp(20px, 2vw, 32px);
}

.think-step-arrow svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  overflow: visible;
}

/* --- Complexity → Scribble Knot → Clarity Diagram --- */
.think-clarity-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1040px;
  margin: clamp(28px, 3.6vh, 44px) auto clamp(20px, 2.6vh, 36px) auto;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  padding: 0;
}

.think-clarity-img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  object-fit: contain;
}

/* Responsive Overrides for How I Think */
@media (max-width: 1120px) {
  .think-main-composition {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(220px, 280px) 1fr;
    gap: 36px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .think-main-composition {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
  }
  .think-left-block {
    max-width: 100%;
    border-left: none;
    border-top: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
    padding-left: 0;
    padding-top: 20px;
  }
  .think-stmt-line {
    white-space: normal;
  }
  .think-process-wrapper {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 16px;
  }
  .think-card {
    flex: 1 1 calc(50% - 16px);
    min-width: 200px;
  }
  .think-step-arrow {
    display: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .think-header-row {
    flex-direction: row;
    justify-content: space-between;
  }
  .think-meta-line, .think-meta-right-line {
    width: 28px;
  }
  .think-hero-statement {
    font-size: clamp(28px, 7.8vw, 40px);
    line-height: 1.14;
    margin: 24px 0 36px;
  }
  .think-circles-wrapper {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 20px;
  }
  .think-center-annotation {
    width: 100%;
  }
  .think-card {
    flex: 1 1 100%;
    min-height: auto;
  }
  .think-clarity-row {
    margin: 24px auto 32px auto;
    padding: 0;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   4. SECTION 03: THE PATH SO FAR — 6 PHOTO CARDS
   - Horizontal section flow:
     - 03 —— THE PATH SO FAR tag
     - Single-line headline: "A non-linear path, always growing."
     - 6 photo cards in full-width horizontal grid
   ============================================================ */
.about-path-section {
  padding: 0 0 clamp(40px, 5.5vh, 72px);
  margin-top: 0;
}

.path-headline {
  font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;
  font-size: 48px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: normal;
  letter-spacing: -0.7px;
  color: #ffffff;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(24px, 3.5vh, 40px) 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.path-purple {
  color: #D0BCFF;
}

.path-cards-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(12px, 1.4vw, 20px);
  width: 100%;
}

.path-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
}

.path-card-img-wrap {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 140 / 160;
  border-radius: 10px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #16161a;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  transition: transform 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.path-card:hover .path-card-img-wrap {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.path-card-img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.path-card-title {
  font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(13px, 1.05vw, 15px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: #ffffff;
  margin: 0 0 4px 0;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.path-card-desc {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #8e8e98;
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

/* ============================================================
   5. SECTION 04: MY STRATEGIC DESIGN TOOLKIT & TOOLS GRID
   ============================================================ */
.about-tools-section {
  padding: clamp(36px, 5vh, 68px) 0 clamp(60px, 8vh, 100px) 0;
}

/* ============================================================
   INTERACTIVE STRATEGIC DESIGN TOOLBOX
   ============================================================ */
.strategic-toolkit-block {
  width: 100%;
  margin-bottom: clamp(40px, 5vh, 60px);
  position: relative;
}

.toolkit-main-heading {
  font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;
  font-size: 48px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: normal;
  letter-spacing: -0.7px;
  color: #ffffff;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(32px, 4.5vh, 52px) 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.interactive-toolbox-container {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 710px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

.toolbox-stage {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  user-select: none;
  -webkit-user-select: none;
}

.toolbox-base-img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  user-select: none;
  -webkit-user-drag: none;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 20px 44px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45));
}

.toolbox-items-layer {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 2;
}

.toolbox-item {
  position: absolute;
  pointer-events: auto;
  cursor: pointer;
  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 3px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14));
  transition: transform 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1),
              filter 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1),
              z-index 0s 0.25s;
  will-change: transform, filter;
  z-index: 2;
  outline: none;
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
}

.toolbox-item-img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: fill;
  display: block;
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
  -webkit-user-drag: none;
}

.toolbox-item:hover,
.toolbox-item.is-active {
  transform: translate3d(0, -18px, 0) scale(1.20);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 24px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.52));
  transition: transform 0.30s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.45, 0.64, 1),
              filter 0.30s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.45, 0.64, 1);
  z-index: 25;
}

/* ── Individual 13 Item Coordinates (Matched to Reference) ── */
.toolbox-item--pen1 {
  left: 5.8%;
  top: 9.5%;
  width: 2.8%;
  height: 36.5%;
}
.toolbox-item-img--pen1 {
  position: absolute;
  left: -108%;
  top: -0.7%;
  width: 340%;
  height: 103%;
  max-width: none;
}

.toolbox-item--diary1 {
  left: 10.40%;
  top: 7.30%;
  width: 19.1%;
  height: 40.86%;
}

.toolbox-item--diary2 {
  left: 29.7%;
  top: 7.26%;
  width: 18.49%;
  height: 41.43%;
}

.toolbox-item--diary3 {
  left: 48.55%;
  top: 7.26%;
  width: 16.00%;
  height: 41.43%;
}

.toolbox-item--diary4 {
  left: 64.57%;
  top: 7.26%;
  width: 16%;
  height: 41.43%;
}

.toolbox-item--diary5 {
  left: 81%;
  top: 7.30%;
  width: 14.5%;
  height: 41.16%;
}

.toolbox-item--diary6 {
  left: 4.55%;
  top: 48.48%;
  width: 24.56%;
  height: 40.0%;
}

.toolbox-item--pen2 {
  left: 30.6%;
  top: 50.6%;
  width: 35.8%;
  height: 3.4%;
}
.toolbox-item-img--pen2 {
  position: absolute;
  left: -3.5%;
  top: -240%;
  width: 106.5%;
  height: 580%;
  max-width: none;
}
.toolbox-item--pen2:hover,
.toolbox-item--pen2.is-active {
  transform: translate3d(0, -12px, 0) scale(1.15);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 14px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.40));
  transition: transform 0.30s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.45, 0.64, 1),
              filter 0.30s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.45, 0.64, 1);
  z-index: 25;
}

.toolbox-item--dairy7 {
  left: 29.07%;
  top: 54.21%;
  width: 39.2%;
  height: 31.80%;
}

.toolbox-item--post_its {
  left: 67.59%;
  top: 49.11%;
  width: 15.00%;
  height: 16.73%;
}

.toolbox-item--clips {
  left: 83.6%;
  top: 50.6%;
  width: 11.0%;
  height: 10.3%;
}

.toolbox-item--tape {
  left: 68.29%;
  top: 67.53%;
  width: 15.13%;
  height: 19.24%;
}

.toolbox-item--marker {
  left: 82.62%;
  top: 61.10%;
  width: 12.86%;
  height: 25.77%;
}

/* Floating Comic-Book "Hello" Message Tooltip (strictly horizontal) */
.toolbox-hello-bubble {
  position: absolute;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 35;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translate(-50%, -75%) scale(0.72);
  transition: opacity 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1),
              transform 0.28s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.45, 0.64, 1);
  will-change: transform, opacity;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.toolbox-hello-bubble.is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translate(-50%, -100%) scale(1.05);
  transition: opacity 0.18s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1),
              transform 0.28s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.45, 0.64, 1);
}

.toolbox-hello-bubble.is-leaving {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translate(-50%, -85%) scale(0.80);
  transition: opacity 0.16s ease-out,
              transform 0.16s ease-out;
}

.toolbox-hello-text {
  font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', 'Inter', -apple-system, sans-serif;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #000000;
  background: #ffffff;
  padding: 5px 14px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  box-shadow: 3px 3px 0px #000000, 0 10px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.40);
  border: 2px solid #000000;
  white-space: nowrap;
  position: relative;
}

.toolbox-hello-text::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -6px;
  left: 45%;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  border-left: 5px solid transparent;
  border-right: 5px solid transparent;
  border-top: 6px solid #000000;
}

/* tools header bar */
.tools-header-bar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-bottom: clamp(14px, 1.8vh, 22px);
  gap: 20px;
}

.tools-grid-title {
  font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', 'Inter', -apple-system, sans-serif;
  font-size: 48px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.7px;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.tools-header-desc {
  font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(13px, 1.1vw, 14.5px);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
  margin: 0;
  text-align: left;
  max-width: 320px;
}

/* ── Tools Board (Clean horizontal and vertical dividing borders matching reference) ── */
.tools-board {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  width: 100%;
}

.tools-board-row {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
}

.tools-board-row:first-child {
  border-top: none;
}

/* Full-width row 1 (RESEARCH) */
.tools-board-row--full {
  display: block;
  padding: clamp(13px, 1.5vh, 17px) clamp(16px, 2vw, 24px) clamp(15px, 1.7vh, 19px);
}

/* Split rows: 2 columns */
.tools-board-row--split {
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
  padding: 0;
}

.tools-board-col--ai {
  flex: 1 1 50%;
  padding: clamp(13px, 1.5vh, 17px) clamp(16px, 2vw, 24px) clamp(15px, 1.7vh, 19px);
}

.tools-board-col--productivity {
  flex: 1 1 50%;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  padding: clamp(13px, 1.5vh, 17px) clamp(16px, 2vw, 24px) clamp(15px, 1.7vh, 19px);
}

/* Split rows: 3 columns */
.tools-board-row--split-3 {
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
  padding: 0;
}

.tools-board-col--strategy {
  flex: 1.15 1 0;
  padding: clamp(13px, 1.5vh, 17px) clamp(16px, 2vw, 24px) clamp(16px, 1.8vh, 21px);
}

.tools-board-col--analytics {
  flex: 1.2 1 0;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  padding: clamp(13px, 1.5vh, 17px) clamp(16px, 2vw, 24px) clamp(16px, 1.8vh, 21px);
}

.tools-board-col--design {
  flex: 0.95 1 0;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  padding: clamp(13px, 1.5vh, 17px) clamp(16px, 2vw, 24px) clamp(16px, 1.8vh, 21px);
}

/* Category labels */
.tools-cat-label {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: normal;
  letter-spacing: 1.4px;
  color: #ffffffb3;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: clamp(10px, 1.2vh, 14px);
}

/* Row of tool items - Equal spacing across all columns and partitions */
.tools-items-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-evenly;
  width: 100%;
}

.tools-items-row--space-between {
  justify-content: space-evenly;
  width: 100%;
}

.tools-items-row--ai {
  justify-content: space-evenly;
  width: 100%;
}

.tools-items-row--productivity {
  justify-content: space-evenly;
  width: 100%;
}

.tools-items-row--strategy {
  justify-content: space-evenly;
  width: 100%;
}

.tools-items-row--analytics {
  justify-content: space-evenly;
  width: 100%;
}

.tools-items-row--design {
  justify-content: center;
  width: 100%;
}

/* Individual tool item */
.tool-item {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  cursor: default;
  transition: opacity 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.tool-item:hover {
  opacity: 0.85;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.tool-item--wordmark {
  gap: 0;
}

.tool-item-icon {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 52px;
  height: 52px;
  line-height: 0;
}

.tool-item--wordmark .tool-item-icon {
  width: auto;
  height: 52px;
}

.tool-item--maze .tool-item-icon {
  width: 68px;
  height: 52px;
}

.tool-item-name {
  font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #ffffff;
  white-space: nowrap;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

/* Tool Logo Image Sizing - Uniform bigger 48px size */
.tool-logo {
  display: block;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  object-fit: contain;
  vertical-align: middle;
}

.tool-logo--maze {
  width: 66px;
  height: 40px;
}

.tool-logo--qualtrics {
  width: auto;
  height: 34px;
  max-width: 135px;
}

/* Responsive adjustments */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .tools-board-row--split,
  .tools-board-row--split-3 {
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .tools-board-col--ai,
  .tools-board-col--productivity,
  .tools-board-col--strategy,
  .tools-board-col--analytics,
  .tools-board-col--design {
    flex: 1 1 100%;
    border-left: none;
    padding: 20px 0;
  }
  .tools-board-col + .tools-board-col {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  }
  .tools-items-row--space-between {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 24px;
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }
  .tools-header-bar {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 12px;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   6. SECTION 05: PREVIOUSLY ASSOCIATED BRANDS
   - Individual brand logos with clean spacing & hover
   ============================================================ */
.about-brands-section {
  padding: clamp(80px, 10vh, 130px) 0 clamp(40px, 5vh, 64px) 0;
  border-top: none;
  border-bottom: none;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.brands-subheading {
  font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: normal;
  letter-spacing: 1.4px;
  color: #ffffffb3;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 auto clamp(24px, 3vh, 36px) auto;
}

/* Thin divider line between upper and lower logo strips */
.marquee-divider {
  width: 100%;
  height: 1px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  margin: clamp(16px, 2.2vh, 26px) 0;
}

.about-brands-section .marquee-band {
  padding: 6px 0 clamp(10px, 1.5vh, 18px) 0;
}

.about-brands-section .marquee-logo-item {
  height: clamp(40px, 4.4vw, 56px);
}

.about-brands-section .marquee-logo-img {
  height: clamp(32px, 3.4vw, 44px);
  max-height: clamp(32px, 3.4vw, 44px);
  max-width: clamp(130px, 14vw, 180px);
  opacity: 1;
}

/* Optical scaling for IndusInd, NIFT, Axis Bank, and CreateBytes logos */
.about-brands-section img[src*="indusind_colored"] {
  transform: scale(0.92);
  transform-origin: center center;
}

.about-brands-section img[src*="nift_colored"] {
  transform: scale(1.3);
  transform-origin: center center;
}

.about-brands-section img[src*="axisbank_colored"] {
  transform: scale(1.12);
  transform-origin: center center;
}

.about-brands-section img[src*="createbytes_colored"] {
  transform: scale(1.2) translateY(-2px);
  transform-origin: center center;
}

.brands-logos-flex {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: clamp(24px, 3.5vw, 56px);
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.brand-logo-item {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 50px;
  transition: transform 0.25s ease, opacity 0.25s ease;
  opacity: 0.85;
}

.brand-logo-item:hover {
  transform: scale(1.08);
  opacity: 1;
}

.brand-logo-img {
  max-height: 44px;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 140px;
  object-fit: contain;
  display: block;
}

/* ============================================================
   7. SECTION 06: BEYOND WORK — PERSONAL / TRAVEL COLLAGE
   - Horizontal typography: "I travel, make things, collect stories..."
   - 11-photo organic artistic collage matching reference image
   ============================================================ */
.about-beyond-work-section {
  padding: clamp(32px, 4vh, 56px) 0 0 0;
}

.about-beyond-work-section .about-container {
  max-width: 1380px;
  width: 95vw;
}

.beyond-header-horizontal {
  margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.5vh, 44px);
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.beyond-headline-horizontal {
  font-family: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;
  font-size: 48px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: normal;
  letter-spacing: -0.7px;
  color: #ffffff;
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 1040px;
}

.beyond-purple {
  color: #D0BCFF;
}

/* 11-Photo Organic Artistic Collage (Pixel-Perfect to Reference) */
.beyond-collage-stage {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1340px;
  margin: clamp(-70px, -6vw, -36px) auto clamp(-80px, -7vw, -40px) auto;
  aspect-ratio: 1024 / 645;
}

.beyond-card {
  position: absolute;
  border: none;
  outline: none;
  border-radius: clamp(8px, 1.2vw, 16px);
  overflow: hidden;
  -webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
}

.beyond-card img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  border: none;
  outline: none;
}

/* 11 Individual Card Coordinates (Matching Reference Canvas 1024x645) */
.beyond-card--1 {
  left: 4.98%;
  top: 33.80%;
  width: 9.57%;
  height: 21.86%;
  z-index: 1;
}

.beyond-card--2 {
  left: 15.62%;
  top: 38.45%;
  width: 19.14%;
  height: 20.78%;
  z-index: 1;
}

.beyond-card--3 {
  left: 25.00%;
  top: 19.38%;
  width: 11.62%;
  height: 16.28%;
  z-index: 2;
}

.beyond-card--4 {
  left: 11.43%;
  top: 60.62%;
  width: 11.72%;
  height: 23.10%;
  z-index: 1;
}

.beyond-card--5 {
  left: 24.61%;
  top: 61.60%;
  width: 11.13%;
  height: 24.80%;
  z-index: 1;
}

.beyond-card--6 {
  left: 37.50%;
  top: 23.88%;
  width: 23.63%;
  height: 26.51%;
  z-index: 2;
}

.beyond-card--7 {
  left: 37.60%;
  top: 53.02%;
  width: 15.14%;
  height: 30.70%;
  z-index: 1;
}

.beyond-card--8 {
  left: 62.60%;
  top: 24.81%;
  width: 17.29%;
  height: 26.36%;
  z-index: 1;
}

.beyond-card--9 {
  left: 78.42%;
  top: 40.62%;
  width: 14.84%;
  height: 19.84%;
  z-index: 3;
}

.beyond-card--10 {
  left: 54.10%;
  top: 53.18%;
  width: 21.58%;
  height: 25.89%;
  z-index: 2;
}

.beyond-card--11 {
  left: 76.86%;
  top: 62.33%;
  width: 9.28%;
  height: 19.53%;
  z-index: 1;
}

/* ============================================================
   RESPONSIVE DESIGN FOR ABOUT ME
   ============================================================ */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .path-headline {
    white-space: normal;
  }

  .path-cards-row {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 16px;
  }


  .beyond-work-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .hero-composition-stage {
    height: 520px;
  }

  .polaroid-cactus {
    left: 6%;
    width: 190px;
  }

  .polaroid-matcha {
    left: 16%;
    width: 105px;
  }

  .polaroid-jagriti {
    width: 220px;
  }

  .polaroid-nyc {
    right: 8%;
    width: 165px;
  }

  .polaroid-tulips {
    right: 4%;
    width: 100px;
  }

  .about-intro-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 32px;
  }

  .tools-three-col-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }

  .brands-logos-flex {
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 28px;
  }

  .beyond-collage-stage {
    max-width: 100%;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .about-hero-title {
    font-size: 32px;
  }

  .hero-composition-stage {
    height: 460px;
  }

  .hero-sticker-wrap {
    left: 20%;
    top: 4%;
    width: 110px;
  }

  .polaroid-cactus {
    left: 2%;
    width: 140px;
  }

  .polaroid-matcha {
    left: 12%;
    width: 85px;
  }

  .polaroid-jagriti {
    width: 180px;
  }

  .polaroid-nyc {
    right: 4%;
    width: 130px;
  }

  .polaroid-tulips {
    right: 0;
    width: 80px;
  }

  .hero-stats-row {
    position: relative;
    left: auto;
    bottom: auto;
    margin-top: 18px;
    width: 90%;
    justify-content: space-around;
  }

  .about-headline-statement {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 8.5vw, 2.8rem);
  }

  .path-cards-row {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }

  .tools-three-col-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .path-headline {
    font-size: clamp(24px, 6.8vw, 36px);
  }

  .toolkit-main-heading {
    font-size: clamp(26px, 7vw, 36px);
  }

  .tools-grid-title {
    font-size: clamp(28px, 7.5vw, 38px);
  }

  .beyond-headline-horizontal {
    font-size: clamp(26px, 7vw, 36px);
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   NYC SKYLINE BANNER (JUST BEFORE ABOUT ME FOOTER)
   Screen Edge-to-Edge with No Gaps
   ============================================================ */
.about-footer-skyline-section {
  width: 100%;
  background-color: #000000;
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  line-height: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.about-skyline-inner {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  display: block;
  line-height: 0;
}

.about-skyline-img {
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  object-fit: cover;
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
}

/* Seamless footer integration on About page */
.about-footer {
  background-color: #000000;
}

.about-footer .footer-inner {
  padding-top: clamp(12px, 2vh, 24px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(20px, 2.5vh, 32px);
}

.about-footer .footer-wobbly-stage {
  padding: clamp(16px, 2.5vh, 32px) 0 clamp(12px, 1.8vh, 20px);
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .about-footer-skyline-section {
    padding: 0;
  }

  .about-skyline-inner {
    padding: 0;
  }

  .about-skyline-img {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  .about-footer .footer-inner {
    padding-top: clamp(10px, 1.5vh, 18px);
  }

  .about-footer .footer-wobbly-stage {
    padding: clamp(14px, 2vh, 24px) 0 clamp(12px, 1.8vh, 20px);
  }
}